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MOVIE

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.

Winston Smith is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country's leaders in a charitable light. His trysts with Julia provide his only measure of enjoyment, but lawmakers frown on the relationship -- and in this closely monitored society, there is no escape from Big Brother.

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ERA & CONTEXT

Nineteen Eighty-Four in its release era

Released in 1984, Nineteen Eighty-Four sits inside the 1980s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1984-11-09
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.8/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United Kingdom
Studio
Umbrella-Rosenblum Film Production, Virgin Films
Topicsbased on novel or bookdystopiafascismtotalitarian regimeanarchistbrainwashingorwelliantotalitarianism

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